Browsing: Notable Women

The acclaimed New York Times bestseller by Sue Klebold, mother of one of the Columbine shooters, about living in the…

With over 3,400 five-star Goodreads ratings: In this “searing exposé” (Publishers Weekly), an investigative journalist chronicles the gripping true stories of girls raised as boys in Afghanistan. “Unique, important, and compelling… Book clubs will be riveted” (Booklist starred review).

A New York Times bestseller and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award: Having grown up a privileged member of the black Chicago elite, Margo Jefferson expounds on her experience with issues of race, class, and gender. “Brave… revelatory” (The New York Times Book Review).

In this acclaimed exploration of the culture of others, Rebecca Solnit travels through Ireland, the land of her long-forgotten maternal…

A #1 New York Times bestseller with over 22,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads: Before she left Iran, Azar Nafisi met secretly with seven young women every week to discuss forbidden works of Western literature. A “sparkling memoir” (Kirkus Reviews) that “reminds us why we read in the first place” (Newsday).

In 1943, a group of US Army medical personnel became trapped in a harrowing, months-long fight for survival after their plane crashed in Nazi-occupied Albania. This “amazing World War II survival-and-rescue story” (Booklist) documents their struggle and the courageous villagers who risked everything to help them.

Elizabeth swore off marriage — but life changed her mind! This New York Times bestseller from the author of Eat, Pray, Love chronicles her journey in “an irresistibly romantic tale” (Booklist) with over 6,600 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

A New York Times bestseller: Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Secret Life of Bees, and her daughter, Ann, spent two years traveling together in Greece, Turkey, and France. In this “thoughtful, honest, and uplifting” memoir (Los Angeles Times), they reflect on the lessons they learned during their journey.

An unforgettable New York Times bestseller from the author of Girl with a Pearl Earring: Two devoted fossil hunters make an astonishing discovery on the 19th-century English coast in this “stunning story, compassionately reimagined” (The Guardian), with over 10,600 five-star Goodreads ratings.

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, the author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil explores the mysterious fire that destroyed a Venice landmark. “Journalism at its most accomplished… Creative nonfiction as enveloping and heart embracing as good fiction” (Booklist).